Purpose

Material Witness will focus on extreme textile process. Images will be posted here showing the history of my work, new work, developing projects and inspiration.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Motivation

My motivation for writing in this blog have wavered in the last few months. I have been dealing with medication side effects, pain and the "fog" that effects many breast cancer patients.

My computer got dropped and accidentally kicked across the room just before Christmas. Tim bought me a new one I am endeavouring to learn. The new computer was faulty and made a trip to the"clinic"for repair. Twice.

So , long story short, I am back.

Tomorrow I start radiation on my spine. I am more afraid of this than any single treatment I have been given. I hope it knocks back the cancer and the pain for awhile. It will make things worse before they get better. I am braced for this but am really frightened.

The tatters of me are still here.

I am in Vancouver and all my art toys are on Mayne. I am going out to get a few today.

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Profile

I am a textile artist living and working on Mayne Island on the West Coast of Canada.

I like using extreme methods while transforming cloth. That means ripping, tearing, burning, and rotting and using whatever method is needed to create eroded and complex surfaces.This includes using modern, traditional and ancient techniques to produce contemporary fabric art.

I also make sculpture, mixed media work, am a precision dyer and have worked for stage, film and television. Getting to teach workshops, sharing process and inspiration tickles my bones. None of us would know how to sew on a button without sharing skills.